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School of Education Offices
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Dean's Office
General Inquiries: uaa_soedu@alaska.edu
Name
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Role
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Betty Hernandez
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Operations Support | bahernandez@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | PSB 102W |
Darlene MacKinnon
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Student Success | dlmackinnon@alaska.edu | 907-786-4454 | PSB 102G |
Sydney Stokes
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Field Placements | sastokes3@alaska.edu | 907-786-0371 | PSB 102H |
Nicole Endsley
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Apprenticeships | naendsley@alaska.edu | 907-786-0838 | Remote |
Dr. Tonia A. Dousay
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Dean | tadousay@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | PSB 102N |
Faculty
Name
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Title
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Prof. Jenna Baldiviez
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Term Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching; BAEC Program Lead |
907-786-4872
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PSB 102L | |
Dr. Ginger Blackmon
|
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership;
Chair & Program Lead
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907-786-1645
|
PSB 102S | |
Dr. Cathy Coulter
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Professor
Language and Literacy Education
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership;
Program Lead
|
907-786-4457
|
PSB 102Q | |
Dr. Kitty Deal |
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching; Community Campus faculty |
907-486-1223
|
KCC123B
Kodiak College KOC
|
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Dr. Wei-Ying Hsiao
|
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching; AAS Program Lead |
907-786-4435
|
PSB 102J | |
Dr. Krista James
|
Term Assistant Professor |
kpjames@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | Remote |
Dr. Tim Jester, Ed.D.
|
Professor
Teaching and Learning Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead |
907-786-1666 | PSB 102U | |
Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
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Assistant Professor
Indigenizing Education Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead |
907-786-4419
|
PSB 102P | |
Prof. Chelsea Sohm
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Term Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching |
clsohm@alaska.edu |
N/A
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PSB 102B |
Dr. Anne Ouwerkerk
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Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching |
amouwerkerk@alaska.edu |
N/A
|
PSB 102K |
Professional and Continuing Education
Name
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Title
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Katie Brennan-Tollefson
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Enrollment Specialist
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907-786-1934
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PSB 221A
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Jennifer Greene
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Enrollment and Operational Services Coordinator
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907-786-1932
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PSB 221C
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Jennifer Harty
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Coordinator of Professional Programs
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907-786-1881
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PSB 221B
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Nicole Unser |
Professional Programs Assistant
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nlunser@alaska.edu |
907-786-1933
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PSB 221D
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School of Education Emeritus Faculty
Appointment as professor emeritus or emerita is an honor conferred by the Chancellor, on just a small portion of retiring professors who have demonstrated excellence, following consideration of recommendations by the faculty, upon an outstanding retiree of the university.
- Ed McLain, Professor Emerita, Educational Leadership, emclain@alaska.edu
- Hilary Seitz, Professor Emerita, Early Childhood Education, Seitzhj@gmail.com
- Kate O’Dell, Professor Emerita, Secondary Education, kdodell@alaska.edu
- Donna Gail Shaw, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, dgshaw2@alaska.edu
- Claudia Dybdahl, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, csdybdahl@gmail.com
- Gretchen T. Bersch, Professor Emerita, Adult and Developmental Education, gtbalaska@icloud.com
School of Education Emeritus Staff
Conferring emeritus status is an honor granted by the chancellor upon the retirement of a UAA employee who has provided outstanding service to the university.
- Brenda Henderson, Staff Emerita, Administrative Manager, bshenderson@alaska.edu
School of Education
T: (907) 786-4402